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The Silent Hill 2 remake was developed by Bloober Team, a Polish studio, and published by Konami Digital Entertainment. It was led by creative director Mateusz Lenart and produced by Motoi Okamoto from Konami.
Silent Hill 2 was released for PlayStation 5 and Windows on the 8th of October 2024. Xbox Series X/S received it on the 21st of November 2025, following a year of PS5 console exclusivity.
Silent Hill 2 sold over one million units in its first four days, making it the fastest-selling game in the franchise at that point. By October 2025, total sales had surpassed 2.5 million units, helping to bring total franchise sales past 13 million.
Masahiro Ito, the original creature designer, and Akira Yamaoka, the original composer, both returned to work on the 2024 remake. Ito contributed concept art for locations and monsters, while Yamaoka composed the new soundtrack.
Silent Hill 2 has six main endings: Leave, Maria, In Water, Stillness, Bliss, and Rebirth. Two joke endings also exist, one revealing a Shiba Inu as the architect of events and one closing with an alien abduction. Which ending players see depends on choices made throughout the game, including health item usage and treatment of a companion character.
Silent Hill 2 won Game of the Year, Best Sound Design, and Best Story at the IGN Japan Awards in December 2024. It also won Best Remake at the New York Game Awards on the 21st of January 2025. The Game Developers Choice Awards recognized it for Best Audio on the 19th of March 2025.